FAIR's Rising Generation

Archive for November, 2009

A couple of weeks ago I met a vendor at the mall, named Nathaniel. He was a black man dressed in business casual and his composure suggested he had all of the secrets of life stored up in his forehead. When he looked at me it was an instant transference of confidence; confidence in him, confidence in myself, and confidence in the message he had to share with me. Now I’ll continue with my story where I left off last week, and in case you missed it here’s the link that will take you to it: Missionary Moment @ Eastern Oils.

“Woohoo! Darth Vader has found religion!” I cheered to Nathaniel, fully understanding the metaphore he had presented to me. He was comparing himself to Star Wars’ youngest protagonist Anakin Skywalker. Anakin grew up as a slave, won a race for his freedom and started training in the supernatural religion of the “Jedi.” However, before Anakin could complete his training, he was decieved by a wicked Dark Lord. Anakin followed the Dark Lord and became caught up in the snares of power–before he knew it he had become “Darth Vader,” the right hand of evil. Read the rest of this entry »

I was at the mall the other day and I had a conversation I will not soon forget; the experience is one that proved to me my calling as a missionary. I’ll share it with you though and see what you think.

Going to the mall implies that one has money, unfortunately, I do not, and as I walked around I tried to ignore the vendors that set up shop in the middle of the grand halls. I was walking quickly and trying to look as uninterested as possible when a vendor behind me practically shouted, “Excuse me, Sir!” Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve had a rough spot with our blog staff lately: most of our members have become so busy with school that our commitment to regular posting has become nigh to impossible. When mid-terms are over and done with, you will likely see more frequent posts on our blog. Read the rest of this entry »